Population
4'509↑1.3%
About Ayent
Municipality · Valais
Ayent is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
4'509
Tax multiplier
130%
Ayent in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.130%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 33'500↑4.5%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 37'550↑2.0%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.32%↓45.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other51%
- Forest25%
- Agriculture18%
- Settlement5%
Foreign residents
14.2%↑1.9%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
4'375↑3.3%
Jobs (FTE)
899↓0.4%
49%
Housing market in Ayent
The rental vacancy rate is 0.32%, 73% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 130%, 11% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 45'300, 27% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Ayent has 4'509 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).